Sentences with phrase «supporting raising the age of criminal responsibility»

The Senate's Republican majority, leery of the proposal in past years, said in a resolution Wednesday that it «supports raising the age of criminal responsibility, while ensuring public safety.»

Last week, Suffolk County legislators called on the state Senate to support raising the age of criminal responsibility to 18, except for certain serious crimes such as murder and some violent felonies.

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The measure includes language in support of raising the age of criminal responsibility, support for the extension of tax rates on millionaires that expire at the end of the year and the backing of the DREAM Act, a measure that provides tuition assistance to undocumented immigrants.

«We support the governor's proposal to to raise the age of criminal responsibility in New York, but where will the juvenile offenders go as the juvenile justice system has been decimated under this governor?.

At 5 p.m., Circles of Support hosts #KnowJusticeHarlem discussion and calls on Gov. Cuomo and the state Legislature to raise the age of criminal responsibility, St Philip's Church, 204 W. 134th St., Manhattan.

In his affidavit, MacKay wrote that the Independence Party's support of the IDC had led to legislative accomplishments during this year's legislative session helping minority communities, including raising the age of criminal responsibility to 18.

Some 49 percent of respondents opposed a proposal to raise the age for criminal responsibility from 16 to 18, while 46 percent supported it.